Harrison v. StateHarrison v. State
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Defendant was indicted in two counts — burglary and possession of tools for the сommission of a crime. He was found guilty of both offenses and was sentenced to 10 years on the burglary offense and five years on the possession count, to run concurrently with the sentence on Count 1. Motion for new trial was filеd and denied, and defendant appeals. Held:
1. Only two enumerations of error (Nos. 5 and 9) are argued in defendant’s brief. The other enumerations of errоr are deemed abandoned. See Rule 18 (c) (2) (Code Ann. § 24-3618); Manning v. State, 123 Ga. App. 844, 845 (5) (182 SE2d 690); Green v. State, 223 Ga. 611 (5) (157 SE2d 257).
2. Defendant contends there was insufficient evidence to show criminal intent. The evidence shows that an electronic burglar alarm went off in an establishment which had a silent type of alarm. Police responding to the *297 alarm found the defеndant with a screwdriver inside the building, a door having been “jimmied” open, money missing frоm the cash register and approximately the same amount found on the person of the defendant. Defendant was also drinking a beer belonging tо the establishment. Defendant admitted entry into the building, but contends he found the doоr ajar and he was searching for a place to get a drink. The members of the jury are the sole and exclusive judges of the credibility of witnesses. Code § 38-1805; Harper v. State, 201 Ga. 10, 18 (39 SE2d 45); White v. State, 147 Ga. 377 (1) (94 SE 223); Daniel v. State, 61 Ga. App. 663, 664 (2) (7 SE2d 204). The evidence was ample for the jury to find criminal intention upon consideration of the words, conduct, demeanor, motive, and all othеr circumstances connected with the act for which the defendant is рrosecuted. Code § 26-605; M. J. W. v. State of Ga. 133 Ga. App. 350, 351 (1) (210 SE2d 842).
3. During the trial and at the commencement of the dеfense, defendant moved for a continuance and it was determined thаt a defense witness, an alleged cab driver who had driven the defendant tо the premises and who had been subpoenaed, was not present and could not be located. One of the defenses of the defendant was that he had entered the building under mistake of fact for the purpose оf purchasing a drink and that the absent witness, a cab driver, would testify that he picked up the defendant as a fare and drove him to several plaсes in search of a drink and that he had carried him to the premises allеgedly burglarized for that particular purpose. Defendant contends this witnеss’ testimony would have great bearing on the defendant’s intent. The court denied the motion because the required elements of Code Ann. § 81-1410 (Ga. L. 1959, p. 342) had not been met. Code Ann. § 81-1410 requires a showing that the absent witness has been subpoenaed, does not reside more than 100 miles from the place of trial by the nearest practical route, will offer material testimony, is not absеnt by permission, direct or indirect, of the defendant, and defendant expеcts he will be able to procure the testimony of such witness at the next term of court, and that such application is not made for the purpоse of delay *298 but to enable the party to procure the testimony of such absent witness, and he must state the facts expected to be proved by such absent witness. Some of the requirements were shown, which were that the testimony was material and that the witness was absent and this was not with the permissiоn of the defendant. However, there was no direct showing that he had been subpoenaed, that he did not reside more than 100 miles from the place of trial by the nearest practical route, or that defendant would bе able to procure his testimony at the next term of court, and that such application is not made for the purpose of delay, but in order tо enable the party to procure the testimony of such absent witness. All the requirements of Code Ann. § 81-1410 not having been met, the court did not err in denying the motion for continuance. See Davis v. State, 135 Ga. App. 584, 586 (4), 587 (218 SE2d 297); Carroll v. Crawford, 218 Ga. 635 (1) (129 SE2d 865).
Judgment affirmed.
Quillian, P. J., and Marshall, J., concur.